No. 21: "Brian's Song" (1971) was actually a made-for-TV movie that featured one of the most heartbreaking theme songs ever recorded. James Caan and Billy Dee Williams starred in the emotional tale about the friendship of Chicago Bears running backs Brian Piccolo and Gayle Sayers.

No. 20: "Bang The Drum Slowly" (1973) focused on the friendship of a star pitcher (Michael Moriarty) and his catcher (Robert De Niro).

No. 18: "The Bad News Bears" (1976) starred Walter Matthau as the beer-swilling coach of a misfit Little League team, which included actors Jackie Earle Haley and Tatum O'Neal.

No. 17: You might not immediately think of 1984's "The Karate Kid" as a sports movie, but who could forget the movie's climatic scenes at the All Valley Karate Tournament?

No. 16: "The Hustler" (1961) nabbed three Oscars and six additional nominations, including a Best Actor nod for Paul Newman, Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor notices for Jackie Gleason and George C. Scott.

No. 15: "The Natural" (1984) starred Robert Redford as a pitcher who gets a second chance at the big leagues later in life.

No. 14: "Chariots Of Fire" (1981), featuring a timeless theme song by Vangelis, is one of the few sports movies in history to win the Best Picture Oscar, as is our next selection.

No. 13: The boxing drama "Million Dollar Baby" (2004) swept the Oscars in 2005, with wins for Best Picture, Best Director for Clint Eastwood, Best Actress for Hilary Swank and Best Supporting Actor for Morgan Freeman.

No. 12: "Rudy" (1993) is the incredible true story of Rudy Reuttiger (Sean Astin), an under-sized son of a steel worker who refused to let his dream of playing for the University of Notre Dame football team die.

No. 7: Paul Newman leads up a great cast of characters in "Slap Shot" (1977), which tells the story of a struggling minor league hockey team fighting, literally, for survival.

No. 6: "Field Of Dreams" (1989) was Kevin Costner's second baseball movie in as many years (hint, the first will be coming up soon). The touching baseball drama earned an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

No. 1: "Rocky" (1976) was actor Sylvester Stallone's breakthrough movie, which won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director for John G. Avildsen. Surprisingly, the classic theme, "Gonna Fly Now," did not win an Oscar for Best Original Song.

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